No. 03-1601
Title:
City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al., Petitioners
v.
Mark J. Abrams
Docketed:June 1, 2004
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(02-55681)
  Decision Date:January 15, 2004
  Rehearing Denied:March 16, 2004
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 25 2004 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2004)
Jul 1 2004 Brief of respondent Mark J. Abrams in opposition filed.
Jul 1 2004 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Jul 1 2004 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed.
Jul 1 2004 Brief amici curiae of Local Governments, League of California Cities, et al. filed.
Jul 13 2004 Reply of petitioners City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jul 14 2004 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 27, 2004.
Sep 28 2004 Petition GRANTED.
Nov 3 2004 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al.
Nov 5 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the respondents.
Nov 9 2004 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioners.
Nov 12 2004 SET FOR ARGUMENT Wednesday, January 19, 2005.
Nov 12 2004 Brief amici curiae of Local Governments and Related Associations filed.
Nov 12 2004 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Nov 12 2004 Brief amici curiae of National League of Cities, et al. filed.
Nov 12 2004 Brief amici curiae of Alabama, et al. filed.
Nov 12 2004 Brief of petitioners City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. filed.
Nov 20 2004 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Nov 24 2004 CIRCULATED.
Dec 13 2004 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
Dec 13 2004 Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Dec 13 2004 Record received from U.S.D.C. - Central Dist. of California. (1 box)
Dec 13 2004 Brief amici curiae of Certain Individual Rancho Palos Verdes Residents, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2004 Brief amicus curiae of American Mobile Telecommunications Association filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2004 Brief of respondent Mark J. Abrams filed. (Distributed).
Dec 17 2004 Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Public Citizen, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2004 Brief amicus curiae of James A. Kay, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 17 2004 Brief amicus curiae of Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association filed. (Distributed)
Dec 18 2004 Record received from U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit. (1 envelope)
Dec 22 2004 Lodging proposal letter received from counsel for respondent.
Jan 6 2005 Reply of petitioners City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 19 2005 Argued. For petitioners: Jeffrey A. Lamken, Washington, D.C.; and on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, James A. Feldman, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For respondent: Seth P. Waxman, Washington, D.C.
Mar 22 2005 Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED Scalia, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, and Breyer, JJ., joined. Breyer, J., filed a concurring opinion, in which O'Connor, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment.
Apr 22 2005 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
May 10 2005 Acknowledgement of receipt (04/25/05) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit received.
Oct 4 2005 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for Central Dist. of California.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Jeffrey A. Lamken MoloLamken LLP(202) 556-2000
    Counsel of RecordThe Watergate, Suite 660
600 New Hampshire Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20037
jlamken@mololamken.com
Party name: City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
    Counsel of Record1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Mark J. Abrams
 
David Finley Williams Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
    Counsel of Record1201 F Street NW
Suite 110
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Mark J. Abrams
 
Scott L. Nelson Public Citizen Litigation Group(202) 588-1000
1600 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
snelson@citizen.org
Party name: Public Citizen, Inc.
 
Reginald D. Steer Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld(415) 765-9500
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA  9411-4046
Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al.
Other:
Paul D. Clement Acting Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: United States
 
Roy T. Englert Jr. Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP(202) 775-4500
1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411
Washington, DC  20006
renglert@robbinsrussell.com
Party name: Local Governments and Related Associations
 
James A. Feldman Assistant to the Solicitor General(202) 524-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
Party name: City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, et al. v. Mark J. Abrams
 
Joanne M. Hoeper Chief Trial Deputy
Office of City Attorney
City hall, Room 234
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
san Francisco, CA  94102
Party name: Local Governments, League of California Cities, et al.
 
Russell D. Lukas Lukas Nace Gutierrez & Sachs Chartered(703) 584-8664
1650 Tyson's Blvd. Suite 1500
McLean, VA  22102
Party name: American Mobile Telecommunications Association
 
Andrew G. McBride Wiley, Rein LLP(202) 719-7135
1776 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
amcbride@wileyrein.com
Party name: Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
 
Kevin C. Newsom Solicitor General(334) 242-7401
Office of Attorney General
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, AL  36130
Party name: Alabama, et al.
 
Ralph J. Ortolano 3778 Coolheights Drive(310) 377-8233
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  90275
Party name: Certain Individual Rancho Palos Verdes Residents, et al.
 
Barry Richard Greenberg Traurig PA(850) 222-6891
101 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL  32302
richardb@gtlaw.com
Party name: James A. Kay, Jr.
 
Richard Ruda 108 Newlands St.(202) 365-1363
Chevy Chase, MD  20815
rmruda@hotmail.com
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.
 
Henry W. Underhill Jr. International Municipal Lawyers Association(202) 466-5424
1110 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: National League of Cities, et al.